in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
to differ; to be different; to disagree; to vary; to diverge
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
revelry; tumultuous party; wild party; uproarious banquet
eating strange food; eating bizarre things; simple diet; plain food; eating meat (thus breaking Buddhist rules)
such; this sort of; like this
narrow (blade); slender (figure, build); thin
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
radiant smile; contented smile
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
grasping; gripping; handful; fistful; handle; grip; onigiri
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to struggle in the water; to be drowning; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
to look away; to turn away
to regurgitate; to vomit; to throw up
pain; agony; suffering; distress; torment
in every nook and corner; from A to Z; from head to toe; from cover to cover
to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
sudden; lightning; immediate; shocking
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
desperation; struggle to the death
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
to change places (with); to be replaced (with, by); to be changed; to change (seats, shifts, etc.; with someone); to switch; to exchange